Somehow we managed to cram in a 5-day trip to Alaska a week before we moved to a new house. Here are pics from our Alaska trip. It was wonderful. We got Ezra on cross country skis for the first time! He only lasted a few minutes, but still, it felt like a milestone on our journey to instill in our kids a love of the outdoors. Ollie spent the whole skiing excursion ensconced in a "chariot," munching on fruit snacks. He was, needless to say, content.
Moving was terrible. Thankfully, Katy and Noni paid us a weekend visit and took the kids off our hands so we could actually get something done. The movers failed to show on the day they were supposed to. Message to the world: Don't use Starving Student Movers.But we made it and are slowly unpacking. There a
re two amazingly awesome things about this place - it's a lot bigger than our old place and we have our own yard! We are loving having some outdoor space of our own. The tulips were blooming when we moved in, and now the lilac, poppies and rhododendron are. I love looking out the glass doors of the kitchen and seeing the lush garden out back. This is what we dreamed of when we were city rats living in Chicago, surrounded by concrete and brick. Gabe just planted our little vegetable garden today. We are excited to grow some of our own food!
Love,
Ashley
